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Gideon Edward School

Q: Is Gideon Edward School a good school?

Gideon Edward School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Gideon Edward School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Gideon Edward School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gideon Edward School?

Students at Gideon Edward School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Gideon Edward School attend?

Students who attend Gideon Edward School usually go on to attend: High : Strawberry Mansion High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Gideon Edward School is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Philadelphia City School District. With just 209 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite higher-than-average spending per student, the school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 4.3% of students proficient or better in math and 12.9% in English Language Arts.

Gideon Edward School's academic struggles are particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in both math and English Language Arts. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5% in recent years, indicating issues with student engagement and support. When compared to nearby schools, such as the Bache-Martin School, which has significantly higher proficiency rates, the challenges facing Gideon Edward School become even more apparent.

Despite the school's current challenges, there are opportunities for improvement. The small size of Gideon Edward School and its higher-than-average spending per student suggest that targeted interventions and support could potentially make a significant impact on student outcomes. By addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's struggles and implementing effective, evidence-based strategies, Gideon Edward School has the potential to improve outcomes for its students and better serve the needs of the local community.

221

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,274

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2817 W Glenwood Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19121-1810

(215) 400-7360

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Gideon Edward School usually attend:

High:

Strawberry Mansion High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.4%

Hispanic:

4.1%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,491^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

766^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^th of 148Elementary Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1491 of 1511	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1441 of 1526	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1472 of 1534	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1504 of 1534	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1519 of 1544	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1508 of 1530	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	1537 of 1547	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	1524 of 1554	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.7	1449 of 1474	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.2	1440 of 1467	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	1497 of 1519	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	1575 of 1599	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	1512 of 1597	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	1507 of 1579	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	1473 of 1549	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	1392 of 1551	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	1402 of 1555	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	1454 of 1545	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	1050 of 1299	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	0.5	1288 of 1308	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	1223 of 1302	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	378 of 413	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	314 of 437	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	351 of 437	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1451 of 1466	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1369 of 1488	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1343 of 1369	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1338 of 1432	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1339 of 1414	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	3.0	1489 of 1495	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	766 of 873	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	833 of 891	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	879 of 893	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	855 of 883	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	872 of 891	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	854 of 861	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	870 of 877	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	810 of 870	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	804 of 835	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	692 of 728	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	709 of 758	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	709 of 834	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	724 of 825	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	697 of 805	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	656 of 770	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	651 of 753	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	666 of 749	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	658 of 736	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	260 of 393	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	351 of 408	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	405 of 421	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	743 of 843	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	850 of 877	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	859 of 874	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

Math4%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Gideon Edward School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gideon Edward School	Public	PK, KG-8	2817 W Glenwood Ave	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7360	221	21	10.4	94.6%	6 (2.7%)	202 (91.4%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	4.6	1491^st of 1511 public elementary schools	1.3%		6	1441^st of 1526 public elementary schools	5.6%	50	3.4	0.0	9.1	5.6	0.0	7.1	4.3	6.9	5.3	9.1	16.7	28.6	21.4	12.9	$23,274	$6,429	$16,845
Blaine James G School	Public	PK, KG-8	3001 W Berks St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7330	332	34	9.7	97.3%	4 (1.2%)	307 (92.5%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4.8	1489^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.6	1522^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.3%	33	12.2	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	17.1	14.3	0.0	14.3	0.0	6.9	9.5	$22,917	$5,747	$17,170
Kelley William D School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 N 28th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7370	211	26	7.9	107.6%	1 (0.5%)	191 (90.5%)	15 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	1404^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.1%		4.3	1489^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.4%	85	10.6	26.3	17.6	0.0	21.4	6.3	13.5	15.0	5.3	17.6	0.0	64.3	37.6	21.0	$22,900	$8,887	$14,013
Dick William School	Public	K-8	2498 W Diamond St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7340	343	25	13.8	89.8%	3 (0.9%)	307 (89.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5.2	1475^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.7	1479^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.1%	4	14.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	5.1	8.4	0.0	8.3	24.4	13.5	16.7	12.6	$21,463	$5,015	$16,448
Wright Richard R School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Dauphin St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7030	242	25	9.7	107.4%	1 (0.4%)	209 (86.4%)	27 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	5.8	1459^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		2.6	1523^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	0.2%	64	17.6	0.0	14.3				11.3	8.8	11.1	8.6				9.4	$23,934	$6,486	$17,448
Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 West Norris St.	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 443-0673	528	33	16.0	99.4%	5 (0.9%)	477 (90.3%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	7.6	1406^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.9	1442^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	5.5%	36	24.5	11.2	3.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	9.2	6.4	5.3	5.0	34.7	9.5	20.8	13.3	$21,443	$6,987	$14,456
Morris Robert School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 W Thompson St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7320	215	15	14.3	93.0%	8 (3.7%)	181 (84.2%)	22 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	14.9	1276^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.6%		20.5	1211^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.6%	65	50.0	25.0	5.8	4.8	5.9	0.0	14.5	38.9	25.0	12.1	9.6	23.5	5.9	18.5	$24,051	$5,964	$18,087
Alliance for Progress Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1821-39 Cecil B Moore Avenue	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Alliance for Progress Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 232-4892	618	36	17.1	101.3%	1 (0.2%)	585 (94.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1499^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.3	1513^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.9%	14	7.1	7.6	4.6	0.0	4.3	4.4	4.8	10.1	4.7	5.9	8.1	10.0	22.2	9.5	$19,298	$3,860	$15,438
Allen Dr Ethel School	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7040	322	34	9.3	102.2%	1 (0.3%)	302 (93.8%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.6	1464^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.1%		3.8	1500^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.7%	36	8.4	7.4	11.1	2.9	3.0	0.0	5.1	14.3	14.8	11.1	8.6	9.1	13.9	11.9	$27,253	$7,088	$20,165
Meade Gen George C School	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 N 18th St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7310	314	29	10.9	88.9%	12 (3.8%)	274 (87.3%)	21 (6.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.9	1424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.8%		3.2	1516^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.7%	92	17.2	8.7	6.7	4.0	4.2	5.6	8.1	27.2	4.3	6.8	12.0	20.8	13.9	14.7	$21,242	$5,930	$15,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Gideon Edward School

What schools do graduates of Gideon Edward School attend?

Students who attend Gideon Edward School usually go on to attend:

High : Strawberry Mansion High School

How many students attend Gideon Edward School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Gideon Edward School.

What is the racial makeup of Gideon Edward School?

Students at Gideon Edward School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Gideon Edward School a good school?

Gideon Edward School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Gideon Edward School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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